WHY ACTIVE?

5 Reasons to Choose Active Storage

1. COMPANY

• Innovative, media-focused company that creates high-performance storage solutions that solve customer workflow challenges
• Active Storage founders bring expert knowledge and understanding of video storage requirements
• Competitors build general-purpose solutions, and attempt to make their product work in a media environment, “bolting on” media compatibility. These products are not media optimized

2. PRODUCTS

• Truly open systems, following industry standards - no extra files, system software or “secret sauce” to worry about in the future
• Active Storage outperforms competitors out-of-the box
• ActiveRAID performance goes beyond the “perfect” condition
  • Best Failed Drive State Performance
  • Better system performance in degraded or drive rebuild state
  • Hot spare returns to original place

3. ENGINEERING

• Enclosure Design—throughput is designed from the ground up
• Materials—Aluminum vs. steel minimizes transient vibration, improves performance and reliability
• Drive Carrier design — provides maximum airflow and vibration elimination
• Drive selection for performance and reliability
• Lot rotation eliminates cascading drive failures

4. INNOVATION

• Native Mac OS X Management Suite for Apple-easy administration
• ActiveRAID — modern Linux kernel with infinite tuning ability
• Optimization capabilities to meet tomorrow’s demands
• Innerpool — game-changing Xsan Metadata Appliance
  • Patent Applied Innovation — Nothing like it on the market
  • Addresses client needs — low cost, high throughput, Zero U
  • Unique approach to a common and costly problem

5. SALES, SERVICE, SUPPORT

• Active Storage Sales and Pre-Sales Engineers work with VAR partners to provide the right solution to your individual needs
• Active support specialists are trained in
  Mac OS X, Xsan, StorNext®, Windows and Linux, and are available to help 24/7/365 with real world solutions
• Working with VAR partners and our Over-Night-Exchange Program, issues are resolved quickly